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𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭!
State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R - Cullman) recently presented a $12,000 check to the town of Berlin to help with construction of a new Farmer's Market.
$𝟐𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥!
About 18 months ago, Dr. Robin Netherton, principal of Vinemont High School asked the Cullman Legislative Delegation if we could locate funding to help Vinemont School build an indoor baseball batting practice facility.
𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭!
These men and women volunteer their time to help their neighbors as they respond to medical and fire emergencies! Their work also reduces property insurance in their area.
𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲!
A new Wallace State facility is now available in Arley, Alabama to serve the people of Winston County!
$𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭!
I have worked closely with the Marion County Commission and we have been working together over a year with the Marion County Water Authority to successfully secure approval of this $1 million grant for the Marion County Water Authority to expand their rural water system service to new customers.
𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝- 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝟏𝟐.
Today, I joined Representative Tim Wadsworth in delivering a $15,000 sponsorship check to Garrison Gives Hope. These funds will go toward Emergency Relief Trailers that the Cullman County EMA will use during natural disasters and life‑threatening emergencies throughout Cullman County and the surrounding areas.
𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 $𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬!
The first day of school is always exciting! I’m especially excited on this first day of school to present an extra $1 million in state funds to Dr. Shane Barnette and the school board!
$𝟏𝟎𝟕,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬!
Today I had the privilege of visiting schools in Winston County and seeing firsthand the incredible work being done to prepare our students for the future.
$𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝
It’s exciting to continue funding presentations to our high school bands!
𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 $𝟓𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭!
I’m very thankful to Governor Kay Ivey and ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell for approving $500,000 to improve and upgrade our 54-year-old Lions Club Park right here in Cullman.
Supporting Our High School Bands!
Today, we kicked off something we’re really excited about—every high school band in Senate District 4 will be receiving $5,000 in funding!
𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝!
We continued our high school band tour today visiting the Vinemont Eagles!
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰!
I want to once again thank Governor Kay Ivey and ADECA (Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs) Director Kenneth Boswell for approving state funding for a project in my Senate District!
$𝟔𝟖𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐝!
I am pleased to report $680,000 from the state is now available to the town of Holly Pond to upgrade their wastewater system!
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐚 𝐦!
Hackleburg High School Baseball Team received their State Championship rings yesterday at the school pep rally!
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐧, 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚! 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫
Congratulations to the mayor and council, officials and citizens of Lynn, Alabama on the ribbon-cutting at their beautiful new community center!
𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. — 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧!
We all appreciate the work by the staff and volunteers of Pilot Light in Cullman, which is a home for abused neglected children.
𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝟒 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝!
Monday (9-8-25) we visited 15 high schools across three counties presenting $5,000 checks to every high school band in our Senate district.
𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞!
I know firsthand how important “search and rescue” is for first responders in the Smith Lake area.
𝐖𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐤 & 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬!
This week we want to highlight two of the 15 schools in our Senate district we visited on Monday to present $5,000 checks to each!
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐖𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬!
It’s been exciting to visit all the schools in our Senate districts recently and meet the high school band directors and talk with them about their needs and present them some funding.
𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐭 𝟒 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 & 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬!
It’s always enjoyable touring our Senate district to visit with people we represent.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐖𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐲𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬!
It’s been exciting visiting all the schools in our Senate district recently and to meet the high school band directors and talk with them about their needs and present them some funding.
𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤!
Earlier this week, we enjoyed speaking at the Winston County Farmers Federation political forum in Double Springs.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐖𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬!
It’s been exciting visiting all the schools in our Senate district recently and to meet the high school band directors and talk with them about their needs and present them some funding.
𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐓𝐒𝐃 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬!
During the past legislative session, the Alabama Legislature passed Act #2025-435, which established the Joint Interim Commission On PTSD In First Responders.
𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 $𝟑𝟖 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞!
This week, the Wallace State Community College Legislative Delegation enjoyed a wonderful legislative luncheon prepared and provided by the expert teamwork of Wallace State’s own Culinary students!
𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!
I enjoyed my recent visit with the Jones Chapel Fire Department!
Our volunteer fire departments are very important to our communities. We obviously know the importance when we make an emergency call for medical or fire response.
𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫!
I appreciate the endorsement by our local farmers in Senate District 4 and the endorsement of the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA)!
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐖𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬!
It’s been exciting visiting all the schools in our Senate district recently and to meet the high school band directors and talk with them about their needs and present them some funding.
𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬
𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫!
We want to thank the Alabama Forestry Association for their endorsement and I want to especially want thank the local foresters from Cullman, Marion and Winston counties for their support.
𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫!
I am very appreciative to our local electric cooperatives and the entire state association of rural electric cooperatives for standing with me with their endorsement.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐖𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬!
It’s been exciting visiting all the schools in our Senate district recently and to meet the high school band directors and talk with them about their needs and present them some funding.
$𝟒𝟓𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦!
In August of 2023, we were excited to inform the staff and board of the Joppa Water System (Joppa, Hulaco and Ryan Water Authority) a grant of $455,000 had been approved for improvements to their water system.
𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫!
I appreciate Marion County Police Chiefs Association and Sheriff Kevin Williams standing with me with their endorsement this week. It means a lot to me when local supporters in our Senate district speak out.
$𝟑𝟒𝟗,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤!
We are pleased to report just over $349,000 of state funding was announced this week for our Senate district, which includes Cullman, Marion and Winston counties.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐖𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬!
It’s been exciting visiting all the schools in our Senate district recently and to meet the high school band directors and talk with them about their needs and present them some funding.
𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭!
We enjoyed a great pancake breakfast this morning at Holly Pond!
𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫!
I appreciate the local businesses in Cullman, Marion and Winston Counties and business statewide who stand with for me with an endorsement!
𝐈 𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬!
I appreciate the invitation to speak at the lunch meeting of PowerSouth employees recently to discuss my vision for rural Alabama and dependable, affordable and sustainable power grid in Alabama.
